Celebrity Big Brother’s Lewis Bloor and Marnie Simpson defy critics by heading off for romantic getaway in Barcelona
The couple have been seemed a 'showmance' by viewers of the Channel 5 show, with Marnie's Geordie Shore pal warning that her relationship will flop.
MARNIE Simpson and Lewis Bloor look as loved up as ever as they whisk themselves away for a romantic break in Barcelona.
The Celebrity Big Brother couple, who immediately bonded on entering the show, look smitten as Lewis holds Marnie from behind and gives her a tender peck on the cheek.
Since leaving the Elstree compound, the Towie hunk and Geordie Shore babe have defied critics by maintaining a low profile away from the cameras.
In the month since the show ended, Marnie has attended a family friend's swanky wedding of Lewis's at the Savoy in London, while Lewis made the trek up to Newcastle in order to meet her beloved mum.
In the few interviews they have made since the end of the show, Marnie has praised her relationship with Lewis, citing his 'big willy' as one of the many assets she loves about her new man.
She told OK! Magazine at the time: "Everybody wants to know about mine and Lewis’ sex life. It’s really funny.
“He’s got a massive w**** and everybody wants to know what it’s like!”
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Meanwhile, their relationship has been plagued by accusations that their love is a 'showmance', with Marnie's Geordie Shore star Gaz Beadle commenting that he felt the relationship wouldn't last.
He told Star magazine: “Marnie falls for people and gets loved-up really quickly. I’ve seen her like that with Ricky Rayment and Aaron Chalmers.”
On whether the pair will last, Gaz added: "I don't know. It's difficult to have a relationship when you're constantly in the public eye.
"Plus she's got to live with Aaron in Geordie Shore, which will be hard for her.
"She's done it before with Ricky, so if she loves Lewis that much it will be OK."
A source close to the lovebirds told The Sun Online: “Lewis and Marnie are well aware what people are saying about their relationship. They know that things moved very quickly between them in the house but they truly believe what they have is genuine.
“They both have enough experience in the industry to know that the way to persuade people they are for real is by not shoving it in their faces.
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